Mulgrave & Derry, Quebec (1891 census)
Mulgrave & Derry was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 632. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.789°N, 75.360°W.
Population
In 1891, Mulgrave & Derry had a population of 632: 324 male and 308 female residents. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 537 |
| 1891 | 632 |
| 1901 | 675 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mulgrave & Derry shared boundaries with:
- Bowman & Villeneuve
- Buckingham
- Hartwell
- Lathbury & Bidwell
- Lochaber & Gore
- Portland E
- Ripon
- St. Malachie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 108 |
| Number of families | 108 |
| Number of females | 308 |
| Number of males | 324 |
| Number of married females | 96 |
| Number of married males | 96 |
| Number of married persons | 192 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 308 |
| POP M | 324 |
| POP TOT | 632 |
| Total population | 632 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 417 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 175 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 457 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 15 |
| Number of houses | 87 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 87 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 28 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 82 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 102 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 468 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,734 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,597 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,467 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,083 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,817 |
| Acres of oats | 618 |
| Acres of potatoes | 106 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 59 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 219 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 736 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 398 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,619 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 970 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,184 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 712 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,460 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 736 |
| CRN BU | 398 |
| HAY AC | 1,467 |
| HAY TONS | 1,318 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 100 |
| Number of chickens | 1,614 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 78 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 111 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 54 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 149 |
| Number of milk cows | 316 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 106 |
| Number of other cattle | 359 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 606 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 197 |
| Number of swine | 235 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 173 |
| Number of turkeys | 353 |
| OAT AC | 618 |
| OAT BU | 11,619 |
| PEA BU | 970 |
| POT AC | 106 |
| POT BU | 10,184 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,760 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,259 |
| RYE BU | 93 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,318 |
| WHT AC | 59 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 712 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,259 |
| CATTLE KS | 100 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 222 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 417 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,760 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 108 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 45 |
| FRN CA | 175 |
| GEESE | 111 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,614 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 149 |
| HOUSES | 87 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 87 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 96 |
| MD MALE | 96 |
| MD TOT | 192 |
| MILK COWS | 316 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 78 |
| OC TOT | 106 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 359 |
| OTHERS | 457 |
| SHEEP | 606 |
| SHEEP KS | 197 |
| SUP AM | 3,083 |
| SUP FOR | 11,734 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 468 |
| SUP SC | 2,597 |
| SUP TOT | 14,817 |
| SWINE | 235 |
| SWINE KS | 173 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 102 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 6,460 |
| TURKEY | 353 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 15 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC160025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Mulgrave & Derry, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mulgrave-derry-qc176030-1891/.